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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Far
He ran on (under the notice 'Max Speed 5 mph- and he wasn't far short of it) until he was close enough to see exactly what was going on
I read the above in "The hodgeheg" by Dick Smith-King.
Does "short of it" mean less than?
What is the grammatical form and function of "far" here?
He:subject
Wasn't:main to be verb
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Jigneshbharati Does "short of it" mean less than? Yes. 75 mph isn't far short of 5 mph.
- Jigneshbharati Does "short of it" mean less than?
- Yes.
- 75 mph isn't far short of 5 mph.
- "far" is an adverb of degree.
- It means "very" here, so "far short of" means "very much slower than".
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JigneshbharatiDoes "short of it" mean less than?
Yes. 4.75 mph isn't far short of 5 mph.
"far" is an adverb of degree. It means "very" here, so "far short of" means "very much slower than".
He wasn't (walking) very much slower than 5 mph.
CJ
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